R. L. TEMPLIN 
Founder 
FLOYD BRADLEY 
President 
P. T. BRADLEY 
Vice President 
The Templin- 
Bradley 
Guarantee 
We guorantee the safe 
arrival of all seeds and 
plants you order from us, 
that they will be as repre¬ 
sented and in condition to 
grow satisfactorily if plant¬ 
ed and cared for properly. 
Any item or items not 
found to be satisfactory 
will be replaced free of 
charge or we will refund 
the price you paid us for 
same if reported to us 
promptly. It is agreed that 
we shall in no case be 
liable for more than the 
actual price paid for items 
found to be unsatisfactory, 
if any. We do not guarantee 
garden accessories and 
manufactured articles. 
The 
Templin-Bradley Co. 
5700 Detroit Ave., 
Cleveiand, Ohio 
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To Pur Customer Friends 
How have you been since last we heard from you? Well and happy, with no more 
than your share of trouble or illness, I trust* All of us have been well with plenty of work to keep 
us busy. 
Business has been good, too. Last fall, we sold out every last bulb of all 
the Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils end Crocuses we imported from Holland and could have sold many more, 
had we had them. That showed us better than anything else that our friends found money a bit easier, 
whether working for others or in business for themselves. 
This makes me look forward to good demand for our seeds and bulbs this coming 
season. The early seed and bulb orders from California, (you know folks out there plant while we in 
the north are snowed in), are larger and there are more of them than for several years. This adds to 
my confidence. 
We had a grand seed producing season last summer with more favorable weather 
for seed development than for several years. That means the gardeners who use these seeds and bulbs 
will have the best possible start this season. 
You will notice the cream of the All America Selections are included in the 
catalog this year, along with all the other new varieties on which I have been working to get ready 
to introduce to you for some time back. That new Scarlett O'Hara Morning Glory hit me between the 
eyes in 1937. I just hope there will be enough seed to go around, because on the fence at my home in 
Lakewood it made a tremendous impression on an unusually large number of summer visitors who called 
on me while I was limping around after an accident, and I know it will sell fast, 
Scarlett O'Hara has an unusual color, different from any Morning Glory I ever 
saw and the leaves, with their two broad thumbs overlap so well they make a complete screen where one 
is desired. I know you will like it. 
Many write me that they get more out of their gardening by sitting down with 
my catalog when it arrives and making a rough sketch or plan of the various spots where they wish to 
plant, and of their garden, (some dignify it by calling it "planning"). But plan or sketch or what¬ 
ever, this sort of preliminary study leads in the end to greater satisfaction with the whole gardening 
project, I know they are right because it works with me here, and at home, and in our Test Garden, 
• 
The less room you have, the more important. For example, our front yard at * 
our building is 50 x 60 feet. It has 26 fairly good sized beds over the whole creeping-bent lawn. We 
start by making a paper plan and assign each of the more than 300 lots of 24 Tulip bulbs, to a definite 
place, so that the more than 8,000 bulbs will be in entire harmony as to color combinations, periods 
of bloom, height and balance. All this was done before a single bulb was planted. Now that the plant¬ 
ing is done, we have used the maximum amount of space for Tulips and still have left, good paths of 
grass for the thousands of visitors who will want to walk among the beds to study and enjoy the flowers 
in April and May. (Incidentally, if you can possibly get here when they are in bloom, come by all means, 
for there is no sight like it in America, Be sure to ask for one of us, for we like to meet our custom¬ 
ers and get better acquainted). 
Naturally, I would like to receive your order for seeds and bulbs this year, 
(Otherwise, I wouldn't send you this catalog). I have tried to make the catalog truly helpful, accurate 
in descriptions and illustrations and hope you find this has been accomplished. 
The top quality seeds and bulbs I will use in filling your orders will please 
you, whether you be an amateur or professional gardener. After Mr, Templin had been in this business 
for 36 years, I joined him and learned the business and the policies of the firm under his careful 
guidance. That was 26 years ago, so you have the benefit of what we have learned about the needs of 
gardeners in the combined periods totalling 63 years of continuously.serving our customers. 
If at any time anything does not please you in treatment, service or quality 
I will consider it a privilege if you will let me know by letter or card and I will try my best to 
adjust to your satisfaction. If, on the other hand, you buy and are well pleased with those things 
mentioned, a few well chosen words to that effect to your friends and neighbors, will not only pro¬ 
claim your own gardening interests to others but will help build GOOD WILL, which is so necessary for 
the success of any business. 
Now it is your turn to write me and I would not only appreciate your order for 
seeds and bulbs but a note about your garden plans as well. Best wishes for a grand garden this year, 
FB:B 
See Index on Page 60. 
Our Own Building at 5700 Detroit Ave., 
Cleveland, Ohio 
PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY 
On everything in this catalog except where noted, prices in¬ 
clude delivery to your mailbox or express office. This means 
you have no extras when you buy here. 
HDW TO ORDER 
Use the printed order blank bound in between pages 2 and 3. 
Fill in the form at the top first. Then list the seeds and bulbs, 
price and add. Note the column for “Variety Numbers” 
On all seeds and also on collections of bulbs. By using the 
“Variety Numbers'’ when you order it will increase accuracy 
all around. Use the enclosed tough, safe, self-addressed en¬ 
velope, when you mail us your order. You may pay by Money 
Order, Check or if you must send cash or stamps, be sure to 
register the envelope. 
WHEN TO ORDER 
Catalogs are mailed early so you can order as early as possible. 
We appreciate early orders because it enables us to Rll 
them with most experienced help before the rush hits us, at 
which time we can fill 7,500 orders per day. We like to fill 
all orders within 24 hours of arrival here. Our customers like 
this service. 
WHEN DO WE DELIVER? 
Seeds will be shipped as soon as your order is received. Begon¬ 
ias, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Cannas and other bulbs will be ship¬ 
ped from here, either with the seeds, or if there is danger of 
freezing them, later. 
Only the best is good enough for Templin-Bradley customers 
